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The Island Season 15, 205 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tug Violet (ranked 1874 p4p, 253 weight class) and Erik Bjornsson (ranked 235 p4p, 36 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tug Violet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erik Bjornsson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Violet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
 It looks like Erik Bjornsson has been cut.
Bjornsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Violet.
Violet has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Freaky Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Violet wants to clinch but Bjornsson slips to the side
and Violet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crunch! Violet slams his shin into Bjornsson's torso.
Violet staying out of range there.
Violet moves into the clinch.
Violet breaks the clinch.
Violet with a nice calf kick.
Violet throws a lazy uppercut
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Violet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bjornsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Violet moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Violet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from Violet misses.
Bjornsson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Violet.
Violet closes the distance but Bjornsson moves to the side
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Violet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornsson tries to keep at a distance but Violet has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bjornsson breaks the clinch.
Violet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Violet misses with a looping left.
Violet throws a lazy right hand but Bjornsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Violet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Violet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bjornsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Violet throws a lazy uppercut
and Violet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Violet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson's corner calls for a 1-2. Bjornsson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Violet, as that shot connected.
Bjornsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Violet.
Violet throws a big shot that misses.
Violet missing with a left hand there. Bjornsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Violet wants to clinch
enabling Bjornsson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violet throws a lazy head kick
and Bjornsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bjornsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bjornsson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Violet had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good exchange - Violet coming out on top.
Violet looks to clinch
and Bjornsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Violet thinking.
Bjornsson scores with a jab to the body.
Violet pushes Bjornsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Violet wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjornsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Violet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bjornsson catches Violet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Violet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bjornsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bjornsson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bjornsson misses with a straight right.
Violet tries to clinch up but Bjornsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Violet tries to clinch
and Bjornsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Violet! Bjornsson lets Violet back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Violet is rocked!
Violet is looking to clinch but Bjornsson is avoiding it.
Oh Violet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Violet moves away.
Violet seems to have got his legs back now.
Bjornsson dips to his left and cracks Violet with an uppercut!
Violet darts in trying to clinch
and Bjornsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Violet toppling to the canvas! Violet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bjornsson finish him?!
Violet throws a jab when Bjornsson was well out of range.
Violet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Violet forces Bjornsson back against the cage and clinches.
Violet manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjornsson lands a slapping body shot.
Bjornsson thuds a left hand into Violet's body.
Violet fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Violet clinches with his opponent.
Bjornsson keeps control of Violet as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Violet has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Violet can't break the clinch.
Bjornsson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bjornsson - that landed with a thud.
Violet is breathing heavily.
Violet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bjornsson has him pressed against the cage.
Bjornsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bjornsson moves in close and cracks Violet with a massive right hand! Violet, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Bjornsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Erik Bjornsson!
Erik Bjornsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanley Reynolds (ranked 1103 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Noc Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Stanley Reynolds has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Stanley Reynolds seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stanley Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noc Tua!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reynolds misses the body punch
and Tua counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Reynolds tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tua was well out of range. Poor timing from Reynolds.
Tua goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Tua looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Reynolds throws a poor cross that misses
and Tua counters with a head kick that drops Reynolds to the mat! Reynolds scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Reynolds is rocked!
Tua feints a jab and as Reynolds dips his head, Tua unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Reynolds right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Reynolds falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Tua smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Noc Tua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdenko Radic (ranked 1745 p4p, 1006 weight class) and Orville Dudpops (ranked 0 p4p, 137 weight class). Orville Dudpops told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zdenko Radic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Orville Dudpops!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudpops moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Radic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dudpops counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oooooh!!! Dudpops has knocked Radic down with a huge combo! Dudpops steps away and waves a wobbly Radic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Radic is rocked!
Radic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Radic throws a body punch but Dudpops moves out of range.
Dudpops swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Oh Radic is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Radic staying out of range there.
Radic is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Radic seems to have got his legs back now.
Dudpops shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radic looks to land a right hand but Dudpops moved out of range.
Radic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudpops.
Radic misses with a hook.
Dudpops looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dudpops takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dudpops lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Radic at a distance.
Dudpops closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Radic.
Dudpops tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudpops makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Dudpops.
Dudpops pushes Radic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Radic tries to throw a body punch but Dudpops avoids it by throwing Radic back against the cage.
Radic throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Radic fails to land.
Dudpops scores with a hook to the body.
Dudpops is working Radic over against the cage.
Dudpops tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Radic's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dudpops fails to land.
Radic blocking some punches.
Radic blocks an uppercut.
Radic misses with a body punch.
Dudpops breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dudpops.
Dudpops darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Radic just misses with a punch to the body.
Dudpops looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orville Dudpops seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Radic lands a nice looking body shot.
Radic is looking to wear down Dudpops with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dudpops misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dudpops throws an overhand right that lands on Radic's shoulder, as Radic tries to avoid the shot.
Radic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Radic scores with a body shot.
Radic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Dudpops lands.
Dudpops jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Radic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudpops.
Radic misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Dudpops misses the target.
Dudpops throws a looping overhand right but Radic ducks down to avoid it.
Radic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dudpops was well out of range. Poor timing from Radic.
Dudpops lunges at Radic with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Radic's hand.
Radic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Radic misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Radic. Dudpops does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dudpops connects with a body shot.
Dudpops ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Radic misses with a hook
and Dudpops counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dudpops might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dudpops misses with a hook. Radic ducked under it nicely.
Radic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dudpops drops Radic with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Radic looks back up at him and smiles so Dudpops waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Radic scores with a nice right hand.
Dudpops falls off balance throwing a combination
and Radic counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Dudpops misses.
Dudpops lands a really nice looking cross but Radic seems unphased.
BOOM! Dudpops lands a beautiful left hook that drops Radic. Radic tries to recover but Dudpops is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Radic lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orville Dudpops!
A victorious Orville Dudpops thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santa Cruz (ranked 669 p4p, 1801 weight class) and Big Red Machine (ranked 85 p4p, 224 weight class). Big Red Machine is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santa Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Red Machine!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Machine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Machine tries to clinch up.
Cruz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cruz keeps the fight on the outside.
Machine misses the jab.
Machine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Machine drives through and clinches with Cruz against the cage.
Cruz wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz misses with a body shot.
Machine scores with a shot to the body.
Machine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Machine ducks under a wild hook from Cruz.
Machine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Cruz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Machine shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Machine misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Cruz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Machine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Machine gets a clinch.
Cruz is looking to control Machine's arms but Machine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cruz has his back to the cage.
Machine tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Machine misses with a body punch.
Machine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Machine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big Red Machine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Machine.
Cruz throws a body punch but Machine moves out of range.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cruz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Machine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cruz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machine connects with a jab.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Machine is looking to clinch.
Machine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Machine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Machine closes the distance and pushes Cruz back into the cage.
Cruz stalling against the cage.
Machine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cruz's elbow.
A short right from Cruz on the inside.
Cruz stalls.
Machine swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cruz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cruz manages to break the clinch.
Machine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine misses with a hook
and Cruz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Machine tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Machine tries to bum rush Cruz with a series of wild strikes but Cruz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Machine tries to clinch but Cruz moves away
and Cruz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Machine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruz. Machine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Machine steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cruz.
A jab lands there for Cruz.
Machine tries to clinch there but Cruz circles away.
Machine clinches up with Cruz and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz throws a punch but it's blocked by Machine.
Machine working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz breaks from the clinch.
Cruz gets tackled into the cage by Machine. Machine maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz prevents a body shot from Machine.
Machine goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cruz stalling.
Cruz stalling the fight.
Cruz lands a left hand.
Cruz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Machine swings wildly with an uppercut but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Machine throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Machine.
Cruz breaks the clinch.
Machine moves in looking to clinch but Cruz pushes him off.
Machine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machine wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Big Red Machine will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Machine closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Machine pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Machine has managed to clinch.
Machine throws a head punch that misses.
Machine misses with some punches.
Machine misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz stalling in the clinch but Machine improves position.
Machine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cruz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Machine tries to clinch but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Machine works the jab nicely.
Santa Cruz is winning the standup battle so far.
Machine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cruz lands with a straight right. Machine didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Big Red Machine has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cruz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machine lands a body shot.
Cruz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruz is looking to wear down Machine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cruz throws a body punch but Machine moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruz cracks Machine with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Machine looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cruz finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Machine was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Machine wants to counter with a clinch but Cruz pushes him away.
Machine pushes Cruz up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Cruz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cruz.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cruz.
 Machine is rocked!
Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Machine backwards.
Machine is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruz finish him?
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cruz jabs Machine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Machine is breathing heavily.
Cruz lands with a good body shot.
Cruz lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Machine out cold! Machine is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Santa Cruz!
Santa Cruz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Vice (ranked 1736 p4p, 864 weight class) and Jayden Marsh (ranked 217 p4p, 110 weight class). Vice comes to the cage accompanied by Mojo. Marsh comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayden Marsh!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsh misses with a looping left.
Vice drops down looking for a counter takedown but Marsh sprawls and moves away.
Vice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marsh.
Vice tries to counter with a takedown but Marsh is quick to defend against it.
Vice tries for a takedown but Marsh circles away easily
and Vice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Martin Vice has been cut.
Vice looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vice gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Marsh gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayden Marsh!
During a confident post fight interview, Jayden Marsh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Judo Don (ranked 980 p4p, 1662 weight class) and Crazy Mike (ranked 132 p4p, 203 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Judo Don!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crazy Mike!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike sends Don crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mike is motioning to the referee to let Don up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Don is rocked!
It looks like Judo Don has been cut.
Mike closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Don out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crazy Mike!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Qfc Island Crusher (ranked 1424 p4p, 1155 weight class) and Pascal Popper (ranked 179 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Qfc Island Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pascal Popper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popper closes the distance and pushes Island Crusher back into the cage.
Popper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Popper as the two fighters clinch.
Popper pushes Island Crusher back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Island Crusher is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Popper.
Popper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Popper lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Popper.
Popper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Popper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Popper.
Island Crusher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short right from Popper on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Popper presses Island Crusher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Popper lands with a light punch inside.
Popper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Popper.
Popper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Popper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Popper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Island Crusher backwards.
Popper lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Popper.
Popper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Popper works on Island Crusher's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popper lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Popper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Popper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Popper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Popper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Island Crushers head.
Nice body punch from Popper - that landed with a thud.
Popper works on Island Crusher's body with a couple of short punches.
Popper lands an uppercut.
Island Crusher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Popper.
Popper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Island Crusher backwards.
Popper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Popper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Popper lands a shot to the body.
Popper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Popper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Popper lands a nice shot to the body.
Popper lands a hook that snaps the head of Island Crusher backwards.
Popper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Island Crusher backwards.
Island Crusher is trying to pull guard but Popper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Popper.
Popper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Island Crusher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Popper.
Popper digs a right hand underneath Island Crusher's ribcage. Island Crusher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Popper lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Popper.
Popper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Island Crusher.
Popper lands a nice uppercut.
Popper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Popper.
Popper pushes Island Crusher back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Island Crusher is rocked!
Popper lands an uppercut.
Oh Island Crusher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot in the inside from Popper.
Good body shot from Popper.
Good body shot from Popper.
A short right from Popper on the inside.
Popper throws a big uppercut that drops Island Crusher! More strikes from Popper and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Island Crusher lies dazed against the cage as Popper celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pascal Popper!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Browning (ranked 78 p4p, 2099 weight class) and Bruno Barrera (ranked 13 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerome Browning has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerome Browning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Barrera!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Browning has managed to clinch.
Browning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrera working aggressively here.
Barrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrera softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Browning has Barrera pressed against the cage.
Browning is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Browning.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Browning is looking for a takedown.
Barrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera tries to throw a body punch but Browning avoids it by throwing Barrera back against the cage.
Barrera misses with a body punch.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera lands a nice uppercut.
Browning goes for a takedown attempt but Barrera pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Browning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Browning gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera misses with some punches.
Barrera prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Browning backwards.
Barrera lands with a light punch inside.
Browning is trying to maintain a safe position but Barrera gets an underhook and turns Browning into the cage.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Browning is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barrera misses with the head strike.
Barrera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Browning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
Browning taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browning drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barrera pulls his leg out and moves away.
Browning looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Barrera gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
Barrera scores with a shot to the side of Browning's head.
Browning is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barrera is defending well.
Browning tries to score a body lock takedown but Barrera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barrera.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Browning.
Barrera looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera stops a takedown attempt from Browning.
Browning is looking to take this one to the mat.
Barrera misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrera working aggressively here.
Browning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barrera prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Browning is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barrera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Browning is trying to drag Barrera to the mat but Barrera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Browning prevents a body shot from Barrera.
Browning is working for takedown but Barrera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Browning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Browning goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barrera prevents it.
Barrera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Browning goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barrera prevents it.
Barrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrera misses with the head strike.
Barrera has a couple of punches blocked by Browning.
Browning trying to stall but Barrera improves his position.
Browning blocks a body shot from Barrera.
Browning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barrera misses with the head strike.
Barrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Browning backwards.
Barrera working aggressively here.
Barrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Browning trying to control the position but instead, Barrera has worked for underhooks and has pushed Browning into the cage.
Barrera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Barrera dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Browning closes the distance and pushes Barrera back into the cage.
Bruno Barrera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Barrera misses with the head strike.
Barrera throws a head punch that misses.
Browning blocks an uppercut.
Browning has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Barrera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Barrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barrera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Browning backwards.
Barrera misses with the head strike.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Browning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Browning drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barrera pulls his leg out and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera has taken the fight to the clinch.
Browning is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barrera is keeping busy.
Barrera being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Browning stalling in the clinch but Barrera improves position.
Barrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Browning has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barrera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Browning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrera working aggressively here.
Browning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barrera.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Browning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Browning has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Browning.
Barrera stops a takedown attempt from Browning.
Barrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Browning struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
Browning is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Browning struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
Barrera fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Browning backwards.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Browning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Browning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Browning is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Barrera as Browning tries to tie him up.
Browning seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Barrera is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Browning will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barrera up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Browning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrera misses with some punches.
Browning blocks an uppercut.
Browning blocks an uppercut.
Browning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barrera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Browning is trying to drag Barrera to the mat but Barrera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Browning has a couple of punches blocked by Barrera.
Barrera works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Browning is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barrera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera misses with the head strike.
Browning prevents a body shot from Barrera.
Barrera misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
Barrera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Browning or not.
Barrera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barrera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Browning's elbow.
Barrera misses with the head strike.
Barrera has a couple of punches blocked by Browning.
Barrera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Browning.
Barrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Browning is looking to control Barrera's arms but Barrera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Browning has his back to the cage.
Barrera misses with the head strike.
Browning tries for a takedown but Barrera manages to get underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Barrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Barrera closes the distance and clinches.
Jerome Browning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Browning's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Browning goes for a takedown in the clinch but Barrera prevents it.
Browning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow.
Barrera lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Browning fails to land.
Browning blocks an uppercut.
Browning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barrera lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barrera.
Browning misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrera lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Browning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera blocking some punches.
Barrera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barrera misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Barrera.
Browning is trying to drag Barrera to the mat but Barrera just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerome Browning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrera lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barrera is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Barrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barrera.
Browning blocks an uppercut.
Barrera lands with a short shot to the head.
Barrera lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Barrera on the inside.
Browning is looking for a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Browning.
Barrera makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Browning is looking to take this one to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrera blocks an uppercut.
Barrera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barrera lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
Browning working aggressively here.
Barrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Barrera.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Browning misses with a punch on the inside.
Barrera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Browning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barrera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Browning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Browning fails to land.
Barrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Browning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Browning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barrera's elbow.
Barrera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barrera fails to land.
Browning struggles to land a body shot inside as Barrera controls his hands.
Barrera gets through Browning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Barrera misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Barrera.
Barrera misses with some punches.
Barrera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barrera tries to throw a body punch but Browning avoids it by throwing Barrera back against the cage.
Browning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Browning.
Browning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Browning throws a punch but it's blocked by Barrera.
Barrera lands with a left to the head.
Barrera misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Barrera.
A right hook to the body lands for Barrera.
Barrera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barrera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Browning backwards.
Barrera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barrera lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Barrera digs a right hand underneath Browning's ribcage. Browning let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Browning uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Browning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Browning misses with a punch to the body.
Barrera working aggressively here.
Barrera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Barrera.
Browning misses with a punch on the inside.
Browning misses with some punches.
Barrera has a couple of punches blocked by Browning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Browning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barrera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Browning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Browning tries to work over Barrera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Browning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Browning.
Barrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Browning.
Barrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Browning uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bruno Barrera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right handed body shot lands from Barrera.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Barrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barrera has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Bruno Barrera!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Bruno Barrera!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Bruno Barrera!
Bruno Barrera wins by unanimous decision!
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